Once upon a time I was falling in love,
Now I’m only having a fuss,
There’s nothing I can do.
A total Eclipse of the bus.

Ford Ranger. (Up to 2012). These trucks were solid, and the common problems they had weren’t the kind of problem that would keep them off the road. Plus, they are so plentiful parts are still cheap. I’ve had a couple and they were inexpensive and easy to maintain... and they can take a beating. They had such a…

Dunno. This was in 2000. Hopefully it’s illegal now. It’s on me for being that naïve. Now I always negotiate around the total price of the car and factor in how long I plan to keep it. It’s nice to look at the statements on my Odyssey and see some equity.

I enjoy hearing anyone refer to a transmission as a “tranny.”

Father: I don’t care if a flying death ball is chasing the kids! We are not going anywhere until I have folded this map!

Generic comment.

Yo! What is up, dog?!

I would have persistently asked the dealer if they had accounted for the recent updog shortage. 

I will always have a soft spot for that wagon. It was maroon with a tan interior, and in Mercury clothing, it looked way nicer than its Taurus sibling (IMHO). It protected my wife and daughter very well in that accident, too. Every minivan I’ve had has driven and handled better, but that’s a different story.

Shortly after I got married in 2000, I bought my wife a new 2000 Mercury Sable wagon, mainly because I hated minivans (It took a few years to come to terms with how awesome minivans really are. We have an Odyssey now and love it).

In other news, buyers of GM’s expensive pickups continue to sink deeper underwater.

ND for two reasons:

This is the Road Warrior prequel I didn’t know I wanted.

The Delivian! - Who wouldn’t want to say over and over again, “Rivian Delivian”

One more - On my 1976 Toyota Celica GT, the steering wheel had two horn buttons on normal locations on the front, but they also had identical counterparts on the back of the steering wheel, too.

And pretty much everything on the Corvair. Aside from the obvious (Engine in the back isn’t too weird, but for Chevy it was)...

Also want to throw in the parking brake in the C4 Corvette. Mounted on the driver’s side door sill. It’s designed to flop back down when you pull it up so it doesn’t trip you on the way out. It’s also designed to defeat any mechanic who has never worked on a C4 Corvette. Friendly advice to new C4 owners, don’t use the…

My Triumph Spitfire has this, too. I was a little shocked to see it in a Triumph since I thought it was just a Ford thing.

I’ve had a lot of cars, but the award here goes to one of the least weird cars I’ve had - a 1990 Mustang GT. For some reason, Ford put the button to pop the rear hatch inside the glove compartment. You had to open the glove compartment lid, and a yellow button was to the left, just kind of hidden by the lid. I guess…

Hell yes.